How big is your daily to-do list? The one with all the things you meant to do the day (or week) before but never seem to get around to?
If you've got a short, punchy to-do list, then congratulations. You get to sit back and feel smug for the rest of this chat.
For the rest of us, the ones who have to juggle a full day's work with travel, parenting and the pretence of having other activities, today's focus is on culling the herd of things clamouring for your attention.
At the end of today, after your planned activity, look at your to-do list. As we've discussed before, prioritisation is the key to control, so mark on your list the number of days those activities have been carried forward.
If any of them are marked 7 or higher, ask yourself if you are ever going to do that particular activity? No? Then draw a line through it and forget it.
Repeat for anything 5 days old and over.
Is your list more manageable yet?
Now go back through the list and prioritise as usual. This time, however, you're going to detail one small action you can take for any item that has sat on your list for 3 days or more.
And tomorrow, make sure you do those small actions first.
All of a sudden, you'll find you are less resistant to actioning those old items. You might even get motivated enough to fully complete one or two. When you do, remember to reward yourself.
Finish off by asking yourself those two important questions:
What am I proud of today? What can I improve on, tomorrow?
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